PARIS, Jan. 14. -- Since the failure of the German attack on Paris, complaints against the censorship have been more frequent and now seem to have reached their climax. No one objects to the elimination of news likely to afford information to the enemy, but the protest is general against persistent obliteration of political criticism on the ground that it may hamper the Government. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on January 15, 1915, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: MILDER FRENCH CENSORSHIP?; Bitter Newspaper Attacks Likely to Bear Fruit. FRENCH RETREAT NEAR SOISSONS. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe